Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC Raises Stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 54.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 89,737 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 31,575 shares during the quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $4,219,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 9.3% during the third quarter. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC now owns 597,332 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,051,000 after purchasing an additional 50,651 shares during the last quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 16.3% in the 3rd quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,894 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $277,000 after purchasing an additional 826 shares during the last quarter. Cobblestone Capital Advisors LLC NY grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 125.9% in the 3rd quarter. Cobblestone Capital Advisors LLC NY now owns 77,720 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,650,000 after buying an additional 43,310 shares during the period. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 33.2% in the 3rd quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 28,978 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,361,000 after buying an additional 7,228 shares during the period. Finally, Power Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 7.7% during the 3rd quarter. Power Wealth Management LLC now owns 666,078 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $31,279,000 after buying an additional 47,443 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.1%

VMBS stock opened at $47.39 on Wednesday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $44.85 and a one year high of $47.90. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $47.30 and its 200-day moving average price is $47.10.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be given a $0.1609 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.1%.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Profile

Vanguard Mortgage Backed Securities ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted, mortgage-backed securities index. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. MBS Float Adjusted Index (the Index). The Index covers the United States agency mortgage-backed, pass-through securities issued by Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC).